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Susannah Downes 1643–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1643

Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1723

Death Location: Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Downes

Mother: Margaret Newman

Spouse(s): John Leigh

Children(s): Elizabeth Leigh, Cornelius Leigh, William Leigh, Mary Leigh, James Leigh, Sarah Leigh, John Leigh, Martha Leigh

Susannah Downes was born in 1643 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Downes And Margaret Newman. Susannah Downes married John Leigh, and had children including Cornelius Leigh, Elizabeth Leigh, James Leigh, John Leigh, Martha Leigh, Mary Leigh, Sarah Leigh, William Leigh. Susannah Downes passed away in 1723 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Susannah Downes was born in 1643 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Downes And Margaret Newman.
  • Susannah Downes married John Leigh, and had children including Cornelius Leigh, Elizabeth Leigh, James Leigh, John Leigh, Martha Leigh, Mary Leigh, Sarah Leigh, William Leigh.
  • Susannah Downes passed away in 1723 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Downes
1610–1662
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
TD
Margaret Newman
1620–1678
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
MN

Spouses(s)

John Leigh
1640–1704
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Leigh
1675–1744
Birth Location: St Dunstan in the West, London, England
EL
Cornelius Leigh
1673–1676
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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William Leigh
1686–
Birth Location: London, London, England, United Kingdom
WL
Mary Leigh
1678–
Birth Location: St Dunstan in the West, London, London, England, United Kingdom
ML
James Leigh
1683–
Birth Location: London, London, England, United Kingdom
JL
Sarah Leigh
1673–
Birth Location: –
SL
John Leigh
1674–
Birth Location: St Dunstan in the West, London, London, England, United Kingdom
JL
Martha Leigh
1693–
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
ML

Susannah Downes's Ancestors

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Susannah Downes
1643–1723
Birth Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Downes
1610–1662
Suffolk, England
Margaret Newman
1620–1678
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Johannis ("John" James Downs) *
1583–1617
Bodney, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert *
1546–1594
Elizabeth Hogan
1551–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Downes
1500–1568
Thomas *
1526–1564

Susannah Downes's Descendants

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Susannah Downes (1643–1723) m. John Leigh (31 May 1640–2 Apr 1704)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Leigh 1675–1744 m. 2-Capt (Richard Ball, Capt) (1675-1726) 1675–1726
    1. 1. Mary (Daniel) White 1690–1767
      1. 1. Mary (Osborn) Ball 1733–1816
        1. 1. Mary (Ball) Brown 1756–1816 m. James Sodowski\Sandusky 1748–1819
  2. 2. Cornelius Leigh 1673–1676
  3. 3. William Leigh 1686–
  4. 4. Mary Leigh 1678–
  5. 5. James Leigh 1683–
  6. 6. Sarah Leigh 1673–
  7. 7. John Leigh 1674–
  8. 8. Martha Leigh 1693–

Susannah Downes's Timeline

2 Records

1643
1643
Birth of Susannah Downes in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1723
1723
Age 80
Death of Susannah Downes in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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